Feeling Blue is the New Normal
By Karl Reiner In 2008, the western economies were saved from a major depression by desperate and costly plans to prop up banks in the U.S. and Europe. Although it could have been much worse, the recession that followed has been devastating. Its effects continue to linger, taking a savage toll on the nation’s economic … Read more
Perry uses “class warfare” on Romney
by David Safier In an anti-Romney ad from Perry — which deserves watching just for its end-of-the-world-coming-attractions vibe — Romney is portrayed as an Obamacare-loving, flip-flopping liberal. But here's a line worth spotlighting: "Even the richest man can't buy back his past." Perry pulls out the class card and shines it at Romney like it's … Read more
OccupyTucson on Saturday, October 15
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Phoenix version of Occupy Wall Street is ramping up with a Web page #OccupyPhoenix | Taking the power back!, plus info feeds on Facebook and Twitter. Organizers want protesters to "flood into Cesar Chavez Plaza" on Saturday, October 15. They will be joined by members of the Arizona AFL-CIO at Noon following … Read more
Georgia joins GOP-controlled states challenging Voting Rights Act
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in August, Arizona Attorney General Tom "banned for life by the SEC" Horne filed a legal challenge to the Voting Rights Act. Tom Horne files a politically motivated challenge to the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit asks the court to either eliminate the original criteria for scrutiny as well as the … Read more
Mixed results/no results from educational software
by David Safier Ask any company selling educational software, and they'll show you studies pointing to strong academic gains from students who use their products. But for every study they point to, three others show little or no gains for students who use their software versus those who don't. And the company's favorite studies are … Read more
American Jobs Act up for vote in the Senate this week
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This week, the Senate will vote on its version of President Obama's American Jobs Act. The Congressional Budget Office has scored S. 1660 [PDF], the Senate Democrats' version of the American Jobs Act, President Obama's jobs plan. The Senate bill replaces a number of tax increases on the oil and gas and … Read more
Grand Canyon Institute – ‘Keep Redistricting Independent’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you who have been following Steve Muratore's must-read The Arizona Eagletarian blog and Blog for Arizona for information about redistricting in Arizona, the Arizona Republic today revealed a new resource for information is joining the fray: the centrist think tank the Grand Canyon Institute "announced its 'Keep Redistricting Independent' … Read more
